NFC Championship: Are the Giants Ready for the Frozen Tundra?

This Sunday will be one of the determining matchups for the 2008 Super Bowl, when the Packers try to take down the Giants at Lambeau Field. 

Last Saturday afternoon against Seattle, the temperature dropped down to a frigid 20 degrees while snow piled onto the field.  If you thought it was cold then, just wait for the night game on Sunday, when there is an expected high of 7 degrees at around 3pm with the temperature dropping well below zero by game-time. 

The Giants have won their last two games in the warm climates of Tampa and Dallas, and may not be ready for this type of weather. The drastic change in climate ensures that this will be one of the Giants more difficult games this season. 

Brett Favre and the Pack thrive off of weather like this and their experience will definitely manifest itself.  With a battered and bruised secondary, NY is going to have a hard time defending Green Bay's potent passing game. 

The Packers won the teams' first meeting this season in week 2 in a blowout, 35-13. That was a long time ago, however, and both teams are very different.

A key to the Giants' success is their defensive getting pressure on the QB and making him uncomfortable in the pocket.  When they met in September, Green Bay was predominantly a pass only team, which gave the Giants the task of either stopping Favre or getting burned.

The problem for the Giants is that now the Packers have an outstanding running game with the emergence of Ryan Grant.

Coming into a frozen tundra after two warm-weather games, I can see the Giants watching the Super Bowl this year from back home.